Tag: gender pay differential

We need more women leaders, not just women on boards

The issue of inequality in the workplace continues to drive the headlines. Most recently the CBI called for a new voluntary target of 25% for female senior executives in major UK companies. In this blog we are highlighting the issue further as we take a look at CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn’s views on diversity as…
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Guest Blogger – Dr Sue Black

We are kicking off the New Year with another guest blog from a highly successful woman. Dr Sue Black, OBE, award-winning computer scientist and #techmums Chief Evangelist has given us a brief insight into her life, including her climb up the career ladder before leaving us with some advice.. If you told me when I…
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Salary Data Shows Women Value Themselves Less Than Men

New figures from specialist global executive search and interim management company, Norrie Johnston Recruitment, highlight the gender pay gap. Senior candidates on Norrie Johnston Recruitment’s database were asked for their average salary expectations. Their responses suggest that in like for like positions, female candidates have a lower salary expectation than men. Salary Expectations Job Discipline…
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Guest Blogger – Debbie Edgar, CEO at DragonIS

In our blog, Gender Pay Differentials, we discussed the hot topic of gender inequality. This week we are moving forward with the theme and have asked Debbie Edgar, CEO of the multi-million pound connections company DragonIS, to give our readers an insight into her climb to the top and the challenges she’s faced en route……
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Gender Pay Differentials

Female representation on boards, the ‘glass ceiling’ and pay differentials are all topics that have hit the headlines recently. The subject of gender inequality got a further push with the recent release of the film Suffragette. So we thought we’d carry a series of blogs on the subject of women and the world of work….
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